Over the last 7 years (roughly) my diet and lifestyle has been in total free fall. By that I mean heavy junk food intake and not enough exercise. I am far from being morbidly obese, but I would say my system is very much polluted with years of shit intake.
Having said that, in no way do I think this is the original cause of my BB, it has just added to the problem. Because the only reason I started on this regime was due to depression (comfort food etc). And why was I depressed? Well, I think you know the answer to that
Just recently I started to remember when I was young that I had quite a major dentist procedure. No idea what it was but I think it had something to do with one of my back teeth. All I recall was that I had to be put asleep, and for my parents to allow that sort of thing at such a young age it must have been pretty serious (yes, my parents did/do love me).
So in summary this is how I would lay out my situation:
- BB for last 16 years (since a young age)
- Poor diet (junk food) for the last 7 years and a poor lifestyle
- Quite serious dentist procedure when young, not sure what for, but had to be put to sleep
I would also note the following:
- My saliva is what can only be described as elastic. For example if I try to spit there will be a trail of saliva from me to the ground (LOL that sounds weird). I guess a bit like a spider’s web?
- Growing up I did drink a LOT of milk. And I mean a LOT. Plus side is that my bones are very strong and my teeth are in surprisingly good condition given the amount of sugar I pump through them every week. My milk intake has reduced quite dramatically recently, but I would still say it’s medium.
- I do not have any sort of bodily dysfunction other than BB. And by that I mean I could be considered a healthy person (not taking into recent diet activities of course). For example I have not been to the doctors or hospital in over 7 years. And when I went to the doctors then it was to ask him about BB. Guess what he told me? “Perhaps try flossing.” So yeah, I never really get sick and have never had any serious health problems as a child or adult. I do not smoke or drink alcohol.
One final thing I would say is in regards to tongue color. Years ago I tried TheraBreath and the first time I applied it to my tongue it went really pink and healthy looking. In fact I remember standing in front of the mirror and thinking I’d found the answer. Alas we all know the truth behind that fraudster. But it’s always interested me as to why it would do so well like that. My tongue doesn’t look THAT unhealthy. In fact just now I’ve eaten junk food for dinner (about 3 hours ago), and I’ve just finished 2 sugary drinks and also a carton of milk. I went to check my tongue and it’s pretty red/pink. Yes it looks a little unhealthy but nothing serious. So that kinda confuses the hell out of me. I know at times it can look quite bad though.
Oh one more thing before I go onto potential cures… There doesn’t seem to be any bad breath coming from my nose. In fact if there was I’d probably have commit s*****e by now. That is my last refuge for a partially “normal” life. I can be standing a few feet away from someone and as long as I don’t open my mouth things seem to be alright. I find that REALLY odd. How can something so close to my mouth not be affected? Air passes from exactly the same source, right?
Okay so that’s the back story… Onto the potential cures and I would really appreciate some feedback based on what I’ve written above and what is said below. Please help me try to get rid of this nightmare.
First “cure” would be to completely cut dairy and sugar from my diet. I don’t think this will cure my BB per say, but it would help.
Second thing would be to go on a much stricter diet. Make sure healthy foods were included (plenty of fruit and vegetables) in all my meals and never over eat.
Third thing would be to dramatically improve my lifestyle. More exercise and weight loss being the main objective.
So far that’s pretty basic. In fact there’s no real reason I shouldn’t be doing this already. Onto the more serious cures...
I was thinking about getting tested for both diabetes and lactose intolerance. I know you can buy diabetes home tests for like 10 bucks, so that would be well worth it. No idea how I would get a lactose intolerance test though.
Second serious cure would be to get my mouth completely looked over by a high quality professional dentist. I would ask for a deep clean and also for him/her to scan all my back teeth. Pretty sure I have all my wisdom teeth remaining… Maybe something has become infected? Reading halitosisux’s posts lead me to believe that.
Third solution would be seriously improving dental hygiene using a combination of products including the tung brush and grapefruit seed extract (does this work?). I would also try the Neti Pot to see if PND was adding to my problem. Maybe brush and rinse with SmartMouth as well? Although maybe this is just another TheraBreath clone?
That’s it. That’s all I can think of doing. Pathetic when you think that this problem has completed fucked up my life and all I can come up with is a hand full of basic ideas. Guess I have been and still am in serious denial and depression mode.
If anyone has read this post in full and knows something please say it.
halitosisux: I would really like your feedback too. I know you’ve been cured and I think it’s very honourable that you stick around these forums and try to help people.
That’s it then! Thank you reading
